Kids Club Team Member - Copperas Cove

The Kids Club Team Member provides care for children while parents workout in the gym. Kids Club Team Member oversees and supervises all children through independent and group activities, exercises and keeps children occupied while their parent is working out on the gym premises.

• Care for children in a defined area of the gym for the attending member(s).
• Organize and participate in recreational activities, such as games.
• Read to children, and participate in activities, such as simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
• Care for children with disabilities needed to include securing the children in equipment, such as chairs and slings.
• Keep security records on individual children, ensuring that all children have a registration form on file.
• Based on proper security procedures ensure that every child is checked-in per guidelines and all parents provide proper identification when child is checked-in and out.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in the Kids Club area.
• Perform housekeeping duties in the Kid Club area as needed.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and supporting positive self-concepts.
• Interact with the children in a positive and age-appropriate manner.
• Help plan the art projects on a weekly basis with Kids Club team.
• Ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed as needed such as supply sheets, incident reports, check-in/out manual sheets (if not done thru the computer).
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Attend all required staff meetings.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or 2 years prior work experience in a daycare/childcare environment required.
• Infant and Child First Aid/AED and CPR certification required.
• Excellent communication with children required.
• Excellent communication with adult parent(s) required.
• Have the ability to make children feel secure.
• Encouraged to enroll in formal programs that include courses in education, nutrition, psychology, and speech.
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule to include holidays and weekends.
• Must be able to lift 25lbs repeatedly and stand for extended periods of time